[Ducati] RE: Strange Clutch Problem

[Ronald Betts]

Good deal Syl. Ya learn something new ever day with a motorcycle, especially 
if your doing the work yourself. Damn smart of you Syl. See ya at Fontana.



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: Smsalenius at aol.com
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: ducati at ducati.net, apexxn at yahoo.com
>Subject: [Ducati] RE: Strange Clutch Problem
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:05:50 EDT
>
>Well, today I had an idea and went out to the bike, took off the clutch
>reservoir cover, removed the bladder and then replaced it again, replaced 
>the
>cover, started the bike, put it in gear and voila, NO CLUTCH PROBLEM!
>
>Here's what I think happened:  I had gotten new anodized reservoir  covers
>from a source on eBay.  The covers were all vented.  I washed  the bike,
>installed the covers, put the bike in gear and drove it into the  garage to 
>park it.
>When I went to start it up a day or so later it would  lurch and stall once
>put into gear.
>
>My first thought was the new clutch reservoir cover--maybe the venting was
>not adequate, so I immediately put the old cover back on.  Still the same
>stalling problem.  (That's what REALLY threw me!)  Hmmmn--the pressure  
>plate is
>moving in and out with the lever action, with a good 50mm  play.  Maybe the
>plates are stuck as a result of the wash I gave the  bike?--no, they won't 
>budge
>with a push of the bike in gear, that just turns  over the motor.
>
>My final thought overnight was that the new cover had changed the air
>pressure in the reservoir just enough to destroy proper clutch action, and 
>when  I
>put back the old plastic cover without removing and replacing the  bladder, 
>the
>pressure below the bladder was not changed.  It was that  pressure that was
>affecting the clutch action.  Lifting up the bladder,  replacing it and 
>then
>re-installing the old cover therefore resolved the  problem.  I'm surprised 
>it
>is so very sensitive.
>
>In order to get the new  cover to work I went at it with a dremel tool  to
>increase the venting.  Now everything works fine.
>
>P.S.:  Thanks Mike, Ron and Dave.
>
>Syl S.
>2K M900ie
>84 GPz550
>
>
>
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